"In 2010, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) declared the “syringe pull-back” method unsafe for preparing IV medications (ISMP Medication Safety Alert Acute Care 2010;15:13; http://goo.gl/aM0SjO). Despite the imperative to move away from the practice, few institutions have taken additional safety measures such as implementing IV workflow technologies, medication safety experts warn." - By David Wild, Pharmacy Practice News
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